Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22


COMMON AND POISONOUS corOBS
Common Name. Ch',n;eH Na,as.
Kings Yellow .Suiphide Of Arsenic.
Cadmium yellow. .Sulphide Of cadmium
turner's yellow. .Oxychloride OF lead.
Turpeth mineral. Basic sulphate of mer-
Chrome yellow. .Chumate OF lead.
Chrome zinc. ........... .Chromate OF 1tnc.
C;,ro, r.,,ov tChromate Of barium--
N s Chromate of struntiA.
Naples yellow Oxides Of lead and Of
ant mOny.
Yellow ocher. Clay and hydra,ed fer
ric oxide
Mosaic gold .Sulphide OF tin.
! Minum: ...........Oxioe OF lead
| Eermillion Sulphide OF mercury.
Purple red Basic chrOmate Of mer-
curry.
Iodine scarlet .Mercuric iodide.
Reaigar. .Sulphide Of arsenic.
Ee,a, Irner '...'.''-.''. Ferric oxide.
GREEN
Chrome 6 Gen. ......Chromic oxide.
Cobalt green (Rimmam) Oxides Of Cobalt and Of
zinc.
Mountain green . Malachite green.
Scheeies green. ........ Arsenite OF copper.
Verd;SriS Basic acetate of copper.
Emerald green. Acetate Of arsenite Of
copper.
BLUE
Ultra marine. .Sil;cate OF alumina and
soda with sulphide OF
sodium.
Mountain blue. ...... Malachite blue.
Smalts.. Siicate of cobalt anG
potassium.
fnsolnb p,,es:n Sine Ferr;c ferro-cyande.
Soluble Prussian blue .Ferro potassio ferro-
cyanide.
GROWN
Manganese brown. BiEoxide Of mangan.
csc.
Nandyke brown. .Ferric oxide.
1fnsleft Sle''i's Gay coored with oxldo
EN-Ieu uu-o04........S OF iron and mangan-
csc.
ORANGE.
Chrome orange. ........ Bias ic chromate of lead.
Mr.. Amerling says he knows posi-
! lively that Lcarly every color on the
abov. list is being used bv bakers and
confcctioners. Among the startling
discoveries made recent. and they
are all backed by afiidavits of the ba-
kers and candy-makers. who came
voluntarily to the Office and confessed,
is that one of the largest drug
houses in the city sold chrome yellow
TO n baker. knowing the business of
the purchaser. even advised its use as
a substitute for eggs. This baker says
that he went to the drug
house and asked for substitute
for eggs. and that sales
man, afterwari identified by both
Mr.. Amerling and the baker,
advised chrome yellow, and
did not say any thing of its poison
one character or rs to the quantity to
be used. A member of the firm was.
present when the powder was bought.
Two aIiiiavits support this charge
This same drug-house also sells large
supplies to breweries. al of which are
authorizations. Glacose is the principal
supply. aud this. Mr.. Amerling said. is
the safest Of the many drugs bought.
There is a loaf of bread in the office
of the society that has been recently
analysed. TIE inside of the loaf is of
an orange yellow. and he outside is Of
q sreenish ri sly color This. Mr..
Amerling said is the result of adultcr--
a.ed -four and poisonous yeast. The
flour is made in Minnesota, and the
adu!terant. which is known as ''stonc-
-four" comes from the limestone
c,untry about Lancaster. in this S ate.
It is added to the flour 10 give it weight.
Condensed milk is also adulterated,
large quantities of salycic acid being
found by recent analyses. Soda wat T.
sirups. fruit jel'ies and preserved goods
ere also found ACCELERATED.
In every ease of noodles. and there
re twenty-six samples bought. adul--
,eration was found. Some are net ct
analysed. but the chemists are sure
there is chrome yellow in the dough-
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